The past few days have been a whirlwind excitement and I am
a very happy panda! I woke up on Friday morning and found an email inviting me
for an interview later that same day for a customer service position. The job
wasn’t in a bar so I was super excited about this. I had originally planned to
register at a job agency that day but decided to postpone and focus all of my
positive energy on my upcoming interview.
The interview was a bit odd and while I was interviewed by
two different people they barely asked me any questions at all but I left with
a good feeling. Before I left they said they would let me know by Monday at the
latest and I really suck at playing the waiting game so I was pretty happy when
they called me back later that night. I was even more excited when they offered
me a management position, especially since I was only interviewing for a
customer service position. The place is still under construction so I don’t
actually start work for a few weeks but it is a relief to know I will have a reliable
income in the near future.
To celebrate the good news we booked a day tour for the
following morning. We woke up bright and early on Saturday morning and made our
way down the street to catch our bus to Milford Sound. It was absolutely
freezing outside, well maybe it was 4 degrees but considering I was working in
a place with temperatures averaging around 47 degrees not all that long ago it
was painfully cold. Our bus was 20 minutes late, which made the wait in the
cold even worse, but eventually we climbed aboard the nice warm bus and started
the 5-hour drive.
We made a few stops along the way, one for a quick bite to
eat, and several more to take pictures and enjoy the beautiful scenery along
the way. During parts of the trip I felt like I was back in the Rockies making
the big smile on my face even bigger. I love how beautiful New Zealand is. I
have really missed waking up in the morning and seeing mountains. Being here
kind of feels like home.
After an incredibly long bus journey we finally made our way
to Milford Sound where we boarded the boat and grabbed our ‘picnic lunch’. It’s
a good thing we didn’t book the tour for the food because the lunch was
atrocious. We got half of a disgusting sandwich, orange flavoured cookies, an
apple, a tiny juice-box, and a kiwi fruit. I was still quite hungry after lunch
but still managed to enjoy the rest of the trip.
The views were incredible before we even set sail and they
only got more spectacular as the day went on. We explored the fjord for just
under 2 hours and saw countless mountains and waterfalls. We also saw a colony
(not sure if that is the proper term, a Google search gave me several different
answers) of fur seals, and a pod of bottlenose dolphins who put on a pretty
good show for us. Jesse even got soaked in a waterfall when the boat decided to
add a little “Maid Of The Mist” action to our cruise. I could probably talk
about the tour for ages but since a picture is worth a thousand words I will
just post a few of those instead.
The cruise came to an end and we hopped back on the bus to
Queenstown. There was only one stop on the journey home so we both decided to
nap for as much of the journey as possible. Even with the naps we were both
exhausted when we got home so we had a pretty low-key evening but it really was
an amazing day.
Today we are having a bit of a lazy day. Sunday isn’t the
best day for Jesse to be out job hunting and I’m just lazy. The weather is
perfect for a lazy day though because it has been raining cats and dogs for a
good chunk of the day.
Tomorrow we move hostels again and we only have this one
booked until Thursday morning so our missions over the next few days are to
find a place to live and to find a job for Jesse. Hopefully we can accomplish
both and still have some fun along the way. I am hoping to spend next weekend
in Wanaka and maybe do some canyoning but I will keep you posted.
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